Washing and filling system for locomotive-boilers.



APPLICATION FILED AUG; 27.1909. 1

Patented Apr. 25, 1911. 1

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I R."L., G IFFOR D & I. OOWLES. 0 WASHING AND FILLING-SYSTEM FOR LQGGMQTIVE BOILERS.

v 2 sums-snu 0000000009000 OOOOO OO'O'0'OOOO I mam I 'and IRviNo COWLES, citizens of the United F CE a ea mmmgta a New aaete:,1aae WASHIN Ann fr nnme sis'rmit' remecoubtitrejsoiim' I i i i Specification of rehe rse To oll who m 'mm':

1 Be it known that we,"Ronsa'r GI FoRn States, and both residingat Chicago, county of Cook, and [State of Illinois, ha'veinvented 5 certain new and usefulv Improvements in lvas'hing' and Filling Systems for'Locomotive-Boilers. y

This invention relates to \v' shing out and filling systems for locomotive-boilers and it. has fOl'ltif; salient. objects to provide an ap- 'pa'ratus by 'which nearlyall ofthe-units of heatieontained in blown out Wa-ter can be recovered and transmitted to fresh supplies of'water to be'used for heating or other 7 purposes asfor refilling and washing loco- ;motive boilers; to provide anapparatusso organized that the waste-water front. the

' 1 boilers is transferred to a closed tank and the heat off the steam, incident to the relief o'f pressure. utilized for. heating other. water, and lower'pressure steam taken off and simi-;: lai-lyaitilizeclfby creating a partial vacuumin .tlie. reheating apparatus to provide a;

mechanism so organized that-1n .the event of a deficiency of heat froni waste water, a

supplemental"supply derived from steam.

from an auxiliary soureefwill be automatically turned into the heating apparatus to bring the ufatcr-to the desired temperature;

' to provide an" apparatus so organized that the supplementalsteam used for'boostmg will be utilized, not for heat-ingthe' entire supply, hut-"only; somuch thereof as is nectein. so organized that the steam. evolvcdl' from the \vasto water andntlllzed for heatessary for immediateusg thereby insuring both economy and rapid heating of the water.

needed for immediate use;-to rovidean ap-- paratus organized that 't e circulating pumps whiclr nnpel:the water through the system willheautoniatioally short circuited and. water pumped back to theinta'ke side of the pumps Whenever the delivery bipe'or pipes is or are shut ofi and tl'xepressure in the system rises above the predetermined.

point at whicli a relief valve controlling the short clrcuit ng passages 1s set; to rovide a system so organized that the supp y of live steam for boosting urposes is admitted automatically throug temperature controlledya-ly'e mechanism; vto provide asysing'is condensed and thewater of condensatit'n.'arlttlcdtothe fresh water supply, while:

Si'vth'e impure .ivater' is "automatically dis;

' 1 'charg alto the sewer; to'pr'ovide' airappa- .thus requiring-very littl I "pipe 9 serves itojc oiivey ie'blovvqott' steam i ratus so 'organized{thatinathe event .the return pipe, through which. the, waste. water. reached;th e-- aqpparatuspis .left open, the apparatus '.;will ne\;'erth1eless remain sealed and fullyoperat ive; to provide an apparatus so organized use in. .se of accumulation of; water ofeonden'sati'on more rapidly than it is-consi1ined;[ the:supply -will automatically overflow into. the waste. water tankand so,

avoid filling the. condenser and reducing its.

condensing ;c'apaeity;j to p1'o vi de' anlappa- I .ra tus wlnchjls. entirely automat c .m -all of its operations ofj'furnisliin'g a supply. of f reshl water at {a predetermined temperature and this" regardless fluctuations in the .supplies of.waste steanrand water- Efrem the locomotive to provide-anggapparatus which sim 'le' and iiie'ner al to} rovide im wrovfeter referred to;

: In the drawings 1- our improved-system ;=Ifigur.e "1 is a' si'de ele-v vation showingg -the gconstruction, relative nents jin'fdeta'i ls of 'construetion and ar- 1 rangement in an 1 apparatus of =1 the charac-.

*liich clearly: illustrate positions and.-.'eomiections of .,-the various parts. of .tlie systeni;j-..; and Fig. 2is a sectional view taken on plane 2 -2, Fig. 1.1

- Theentire apparatus is mounted on a concrete-structure 1 in theiorm of;.a vat 2, this vatfbein g sealed 'by" a cove; 3.; 1; Saddle frames" 5 i-e t. ;pn the 's'tru'ctuiel a"1a11.,sa port a large-condenser tank G', while num-' ber'o f saddletframes [mounted on topof and heating" 1 tank 8 the entire apparatus and .li'ot \vater- ;f1- m; the, boiler .to be cleaned branches-oil".from--the1pipe 911nadvance of the. val ve- 110 andgileads fgdlrcctly-i to; p.refor.-

i ably," a; seu'er, this piping; J-in Iud'ing. also; .a-

the tank fi 'su port: the booster conden'se'r' 10beihq' interposcd to es'iiedi Piping 11 valve 12. {Piping :13, connects with the rat. at the bottom .j-and fout-let rend thereof and "with the-sewer piping- 1; Near theoutlet. end of thelafatga partltlonl-i extends trans.- versely .ac r'o .the vat-.1. but; whose upper end termin'atesa distance. below the top edgelof the vat. [In-the piping 13' isi1'int'erposed af valve 15 whose stem 16' eonneets with lever mechanism 17fcarrying a 'fioat 18*at its inner end within the section '19 -t'l ie Yati'so that- When the fluidin'scct-ion 19. rises to a certa n develthe valve15ivillbe open'ed.'-' The. mam

' compartment of the vat connects from its bottom 'with' piping which leads. to the sever piping 11, 1a.fvalve 2lbein giinterfosed. interposed so that fluid will flow from the The main i heating and condenser 6 is divided into left andright'end c0 npart-' ments' 22 and 23,, and-the centralcompart ment 24 bythe partitions 25.51.1111 26Qw vhich are comiected together by the flues 27 within the compartment 24. "A pipe '28 leads fron' the left end compartment 22. The booster heating tank is also dividedinto-leftand right end compartments 29an'd 30 by pa romens-3,1 and 32 connected'together by flues '33 passing through the middle compartment 34. "A pipe 35 connects the upper part of compartment 24 with compartment 34, a

check\ -'a1vef36' being interposed in this pipe to allow flow.-'toward the compartment'34, but to'prevent return fiow therefroni'into the' compartment 24. Extending .from the upper art'of the compartment 34 is ipi ng 37 wh1ch leads t 'o 'the boiler to be c eaned andfilled. A- pump. 38 receives water from a'watermain 39 and operates to force this water through piping46 into the lower part -of:the',1niddle compartment 24 otthe main heating tank 6, the valve 41- beiiig interposed .in this piping. Pipin 42 serves to connect the watermain' direct y with the -.c0mpart= ment 24 andi's controlled bya valve 43.- An extension 44 from this piping-leads into the main vat-2 to the bottom. thereof so that the vat can hefflushed and-washesd out when desired, flow through this extension-being conmay controlling thej t m up to the. P nd 46, "es tiv Includedin the-branch 52 between i valve i and pumpi38 isan-automatic governor 50 valve. 54 connected through piping 56 with the. upperQend. oi the compartment. 24 of tank- 6'and-this governor. valve is so adjusted thatit will; automatically shut ofi steam sup- 7 ply to thepump '38flif the pressure in ,eom-.

part'ment-24 reaches a predetermined-imaxi mum. {In the'branch 53-betwcen'tlie' valve 51 'andpump -46 is includediian automatic "to shut i whenever the vacuum in t governor valve connected throughfpipe' 57 with' pi e 47;-this goyernorvalve acting oti the steam' supply 'toE'p lml 46' merit-19f, the tank 6 rises "above "a -pre eter-' miii cdjvz'ilue. The exhaust steam "fr'fom the.

pumpsescn'pesthrough piping '58-"into pipe 28 and thenee'intothe end compartment'22- the top of the-main vat 2;ahd extends'into Piping 59 connects the lower part of the end eompartment 30 of ta-nk 8 with the end compartment 2? oftank 6,a trap 60 being compartment to compartment' 23 only when a certain level is reached compartment 30. ,Theupper endof compartment 23 c onnects'w ith the exterior through pipe 61 in which is I interposed an automaticiback pressure valve 62. The end com artment 29 of tank 8 is'adapted'for connection with the live stea'mpipe 49. through piping 63, fa valve .64 controlling" said piping. An adjust-able reducing valve 65 is also included. in

--pipi ng 63 to cut down steam pressure to any '80 i desired value Between the reducing valve and the compartment 29 the'piping '63 also includes'a valve 66 which isthermostatic ally 'controlled hy thermostatic mechanism 67 which is exposed 'to the interior of compartment- 341to be e'lfected by the temperature therein. The thermostatic mechanism is ad- I j ustable so that the valve 66 is OOIItIOllGd-tO' adjust the-steam fiow into the compartment 29 in accordance with the temperature in compartment 34. The-compartment29 is also adapted for connection with the upper end of compartment 22 through" valve 68-. which ma'y be-shunted by check valve 69'. The upper endof compartment 23 is adapted for connection through piping 70 with the upper end of compartment '34," a' valve 71 being interposed in said piping and actuated only when a certain pressure is reached in compartment 34 to open the"pa'ssage'way 160 from compartment 34 to compartment 23.

The operation of the system can now be followed. Valves 12 and 2l.and 68 are"normally closed and valve 10 is opened 'to"1'al-' low the. hot water and steam to flow from 1 the boiler into the'vat' compartment2, this compartment being sufficie'ntly lar etoreceiveand to hold all the water -llle water. and steam coming :from the boiler have-still considerable pressure, and temperature,"and when the large vat is reached the-pressure isimmediately relieved and thegwater be .gins to boil. The blow ofi steam, of course,

after reaching the vat immediately escapes through-pipe 28 into the end compartment- 22 of tank' 6,-and the steam -geheiated u on" boiling ofthewater in the vat will also ow throughipipe 28 into thecompartfnent" 22. Boiling of, the water will continue, at least, 7 until 'its temperature falls to-212 degrees However, vacuum pump "'46 'is set in opera-' tion -a-nd createsvacuum in the end'oomparb ments 22 and 23 and int-he vat'so that boiling of the water in-the vat will continue un il the temperature falls considerable be-- .lovv 212 degrees. The amount of vacuum genetatedby' the pumpcan be adjusted by *thebajck pressure valve 62. means. of

this vacuum eifect, therefore, the useful 4 heat units contained in the blow" off water 1.3?

' 'gr'eate W tter can {possibly reach the ta nk 6 as only stea'm a'ndv'a; oiigenerated bythe boiling of t vat l ste'a'rn "and iviipog after conde'nsin? in' the nk,'= will; form I soft water freer t-liePvatf-so that anyldirtin the \vate'r-will be flushed toward thesewer-end. -P ump '38 is also, setin op'eration and-valve 41 opened so pipe" ii1to-coinpa1'tment 34; about the ipes :33iaxid throiigh piping'37 to the place-o conv sumption. iflhezflhot isteain and vapor re- 20, 'ceivedin compartment? '22-:fr'onrthe vat dishe toning e' nwith lthe water. supplied to said waterflheatedin:compartment 24: and flowing through compartment 34 is su'flic'iently hot, 1 thermostatic I'ne'chanism 167 'vv-ill not be efiected'and valve 66 will" remain closed; If,

'-Thovvever}thefwater"is not sufficiently hot to I beiusemhethermostatic mechanism 67 bea v "comesiacti've toopen valve '66 will remain 'closed;-'f- If, lioivever, the water is not suf- V ficien'tly' 'hot=-'-'to *be' used the thermostatic '-",1nechani sm=367 becomes active to .open valve 4O =66 td couneet"live'steam from steaunpipe 49 with'=the -,eii l.icompartment'29 of tank 8 and vthis livesteam flows through thejflues 33 and {radiates ddi'tionaljheatto "the .w'atr in -"1-: 'compartmeiit 33L funtil the water issuffi- ""cal-ly lg naintained. 'at proper. temperature.-

.J lh'enevep the p pssure in the steam con] partnieiits the lcpndens er (i exceeds that 1n tl 1.e;ste'am compartments of condenser 8; stemu, v 1'llfflo\\"through cheek vahejGQand the he imiii aai'tiiient 30"and -thence through pip- -.-59 andtrap GOfinto't'he end-compartment justing the thermostatic mechanism the reducing valve'-65}so 'that--thep per amountlof steam'ea'n flow toheatithe water flow to-the ti'mlgand there V I in the tankfto-tany; desired degree; Both- '79 4 oln'alh minerals for foreign-shbstanc'esfi'- The-lower. 1" endfof pipe-10 is given a reve'rse curve to: '19 1 form" a; vacuuni seal "72. "'siThp -.end '7 3, pref- "erabl'y deflecting tovvard 1 the outletl end of compartment'froni vthe main 39;; iii; the- I through increased the expansion of the-heatto the sewer by" opening valve 21, the valve proved s clean vat thro l flues'33 and assistin heatingfthe. lVhenehovvr-ver,Ithe pressurel'is l'nl eondensers tliis valve willielosefl therefrom,tliis' tl1o1'ougl1 extractionk'o f heat vacuum Qett'ee'tf \vhie-h. will cause steam: and

frornavhenee itgisf'delivered :b'y: pump. 46 K .intowom mment j2jto1addi1ts rema ning:

r heat to the vate'r in -sa 1d compartment. {ETllQ' booster also beilsed. alone ad? i I tanks" earnalso be:used independentlyof blow off water and steam'for heatingflwater'.

.WVhen this 'is' desired valve 68. is" openedfto' i connect eompaitin'ents 29 andi22,-rand thermcst'a'tic mechanisrn'fiz' andredl'icingi valve time-adjusted so that the proper amount cf live esteamQe'an'flow/directly froni' th'e; steam pipe-'49 through the tanks toh eait the \va'ter'.-t herein Under] normal conditions, 1 however, valve 68 isclo'sed'. V 1 ,P pi-ng 70 with the valve-71 formsla'relief- "path'should the piping 37 be closed, as, when the pressure .of the. water in the tanks be: comes sufliclent. to open valve 71,the Waterwill overflow. through piping '70 and into' i bolnpartn'ient. 23 from whence it will be forced by punip 46 back into compartment E '24, and-ifthe w'ater in 'theend-lcompartments 22 and 23, rises .abo've the level of pipe 28, it will'escape-into the vat and thence into l thesewerpiping lflhe reliefva1ve'7'l liovr- =eve1, \"v il l not become. effective unles slcoii trolling valve 54- refii'ses to-act. If this con? trolling valve acts .properl it 'will causedi'S connection of steam supp y from 'pum'p"38 as soon, as pi'pe' 37 i's c1osed,"and"'su pplyi of f water to compartment "24: will be 'discontinned until thepipe 37. is at am opened.'". 'If during active operation 0 --'the' booster tank the 1 pe 37 is closed'orlresistance there ed water in compartment 34' will-openy-relief valve 71 and .the overflow takencare of,

backflow of the water into the oor'npartment '24 under such conditions being-pre 'zventedfby' the valve-3G; By closing valve .10

a'nd,openingvalve l2-the blow oil water and stean'i'ran be diverted directly to the sewer ifdesired. The vat} can-beemptied directly '2 i 42 being. opnedat the same time .so. thevat .will thoroughly flushed out and eleanedby'the'water.v from main 39; In our} i'ni;

fem,therefore,nothing biitj'pu'rm-T v I I delivered forfWasling out and refilling pui poses. The dirty waterj from always at. a=desired temperature z-Al'lfii-elief and safety. connections :'and appliances act entirely. automatically so that-thesys'te'm res. -1lzi.l5 very little attention. N0 ele'amngof J I i-25 l :the delivei-ed':wa shout and refilling .wateris has 7 as flows therethroiigh.

-' Having thus deser claimshiby Letters'Patent; "1;.1 5-1;; In. a washout and refilling-system foribed our invention with 1 its 'various novel and'very desirable tures; we desire-io secure the follow ng I locomotive .Y boilers, the. -v..comb inationgsof.--; a,

sealedkvut for rece ving 'blown ofi products,' ablow-01f mam connectedtherewith, a water heater having. steam circulating space communication ;.with the upper 'steamfspaoe offlsaid vat,'-means for creating :and main-1 ,gtaining a partialvacuum in the steam-spaces.

of the .vatand water. heater';:substanti'ally continuously during the perioda'locomotive boiler is blown oft into said vat, andsuitable circulating and conducting means forcirculatin refilling water to bereheated throughsaid heater -and conducting it to the' round house-stalls.

In a w'eshout and;

v I locomotive boilers, the combination of a sealed vat for receivingblown-ofi'p V I a blow-01f ma n connected therewithiatwater able circulating and 'conductin -jmeans for circulating refilling water-etc; e1=-.reheated;

round house stalls.

through said heaterand conductingit to the 3.111 a washout locomotive boilers, the combinationyoiaia sealed blow-off vat, a blow-ofi 'maiii leadingi from the round house.to,iand communicat ing with said vat, a water'rheatenm-.:'

ternally constructed to fornia closed condenser, having its steam space inioinf municat-ion with'the' steam space of said vat, coo erating vacuum inducing' nechani411i.assocmted with said main" heater eondenserwhereby circulation ofste'am; into'j Ith'e latterf is augmented and back pressure-minimized; a secondary heater intowhich1 the ,water passes fro the main heatena souroe. o f auxiliary steam,'su1 tab1e' oonnect1 ons for ad: nittmg' sa dnux lla-r steam'toisaid 'secondary heater and suitable cireulat-in and conductin -J means forcircuIatin'g-Lr lling' I reheated throu hsmdhaters and conducting ittlienee to e round house 1,14; In a ifor ]oeomotive -.,boilers,- :the .oombina cm of: a1 sealed blow-ofi-vat, a blow-ofi ma leading froin theround house. to, and communicating with-said vat, a; pluralityof water 'lieater eachinternally constructed to form: a.

the steam space; of one o. :saiduh'eaters with the v t .g ape;of -sa.id :Lvatdaiping inQgIthe steamispaees qf the several {heaters wlt-h each .-ot-her, -i .zcpnnections' Y between the watenspaeesof.me,eeveral heaterswhereby :i et m ybe-st mula d f o th e lirectl 1- connected athe gvat .ser1ally -ingi'meehani'sm} acting on the. -spaces .o said"heaters"-' meansl for -inducing circula- .tion of waterjt v c v a of. a x ie yast mt ui a ie ne o e' 8dniittin'g'saidjstea n to-lonor more of. sand heaters and thermostaticallyactuated valve mechanismei-ranged ,;to ie'ontrol";.theedmis-a oughsaid-heaters, a source sion ofjauxiliary steam'. 1

5. -'In, -a'.- washout and 1 s ystert rifor locomotive boilers, the comblnation of a sealed {blow-"01f vat;-a blow-ofi mam leading from the roundlhousc to, and 'ommunieatingjwith said-vat; a .plnralityiof waterfheaters,.j each" internally constructed to lform a closed, steam-f ceridensur' g ipin connecting thesteam spac e'ofone 0 said eaters'with fthef st'eazn'::space;of said vat, piping .connectspaces-of the a several heaters th'ergi'cflhneetims; between the it sevcralheaters-whereby lated' through them ser1 d' mgeimnmn ofwater n. ,vficuume'indu'cmg g, o" the steam spaces, of

rS,-, ijsourqag' of auxiliary: steam, suitable connftions' for-admitting said steam :to one or; mo'-. -e, of ES Qid hGalBrS, a reducing "valve 'oontrolling'ithepressure of auxiliary steam admitted,- and automatic valve jmecha' msmiarranged tocontrol the period ofad- J'nission .auxilia .V-,-4stea'm,; said automatic valve.mechanismbe ng-thermostatically con- 7 trolledby '-.the't e'mperatur'e of the -water .un-

"6; In; a for boilers, the combination of a" c sed vat for reeeivingi hotljblow off water, a; condenser having stem :e m artment and-i; havmg affwater' eompja'rtment through." which water i at bb v1. j ete s tw parti'n' t-l avi jconnection withthe vat at and have! e-level'btlthe water in said fvat igwhertb'yigsaidgwater 1s' prevented fn om flowing." ;f1'-e 1iv the vet, to thelsteam'. compert- 1mka3'n euinn'ptung eonneted with Sald steamjc0m1iarhnent,- sa d ,p'um'p dehvfiermg to thev water. compartment-of the condenser to pump :the water [of eondensat1on ..froin the steameompartment-finto I thoiwater oompartment to be :mixed -with' the water tor-be l heated; the extraction. of the 'waterioff'oona;

densation cooperating V with: the condenser to create avacuum efiect'intthe steam p ways and-thereby'in the vat,""wlierehy. 't e. pressure on'fthe'watern the vatis reduced and vaper and steam generated at low pres sures to flow into the steam compartments of comotive boilers, the combination of a main the condenser. 7. In a washing-and,

heater having: pipes through which steam may circulate, a sealed vat and a communieating passage extending from ,said vat-to the steam space of sald'maln heater, an

7 to the auxiliary heater, means for preventing back flow of water from the auxiliary heater to the main heater, a source of auxiliary steam connected with the steam space of the. auxiliary heater,v means automatically controlled by the temperature of the water in the auxiliary heater to control the flow of auxiliary steam to the latter and supplemental connections between said heaters whereby an 'liarysteam can at will be fed simultaneou sl'y to both heaters. Y

8. In a washing and filling system for boilers, -.the combination of a main heater having a steam compartment'and a water compartment, an auxiliary; heater having a 'steam compartment and a water compart- 1 ment, a check-connection between the water flow of water directly from the auxiliary compartments of the heaters for allowing ,fiow of-water from the mainheater to the auxiliary heater but for preventing back heater'to the mainheater fmeans for forcing water into the main heater watervcompartnient, an outlet from the auxiliary. heater water compartment for conveying heated water to a place of consumption, means for causing steam to flow through the steam compartments of the heaters to heat the Copies of this patent may be obtained for water circulating through the water compartments, a relief connection between the water compartment of the auxiliary heater and the steam compartment of the main heater, and an overflow outlet from the main I heater steam compartment. 'fillmgsystem for lo- 9. In a washing and filling system for boilers, the combination of a main heater having a steam compartment and a water compartment, an auxiliary heat-er having a steam compartment anda water compartment, a check connection between the water compartments of the heaters for allowlng flow of water from the main heater to the auxiliary heater, but forrpreventing back 7 flow of water directly from the auxiliary heater to the main heater, means for forcing water into the main heater water compartment, an outlet from the auxiliary heater water compartment for conveying heated water to a place of consumption, means for causing steam to How through the steam compartments of the heaters to heat the water circulating through the water compartments, a relief connection between the water compartment of the auxiliary heater and the steam compartment of the main heater, a pump for returning overflow water I from the main heater steam compartment to the water compartment of the main heater, and an overflow outlet for the water from Y the main heater steam compartment;

10. In a heating system of thecharacter described,- the combination'of a', blow-off pipe, a sealed vat into which said blow-ofi'.

pipe enters and discharges, a self-acting seal controlling the passage through said pipe and arranged to admit blow-off products under a predetermined pressure, a Water heater condenser in communication with the upper part of said vat and-means for creating vacuum effect in said vat to cause. the n generation of steam therein at pressures below atmospheric pressure.

' In witness hereof, 'we'hereunto subscribe 23rd day of August 1909: ROBERT L. GIFFORD. IRVING COWLES. Witnesses 7 CHARLES J. SCHMIDT,

EDMUND G. INGERSOLL.

our names this five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

